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Amherst College

Private College · Located in Amherst, MA · VetLink Partner since 2017

Admissions Numbers

  • 22 VetLink applicants matriculated

  • Test optional for first year & transfer students entering through 2024

  • 10-18% veterans applied first year*

  • 77-90% veterans applied as transfer*

  • 3.62 Average GPA of VetLink applicants*

    (*applicant reported)

How to Apply

Complete application on Common Application

  • Amherst College Writing Supplement

  • $75 Application fee or Fee Waiver

  • School Report

  • Secondary School Transcript

  • Counselor & Academic Recommendations

  • Standardized Test Scores (optional)

Application Deadlines

  • Early Decision Application Deadline: November 1

  • Regular Decision Application Deadline: January 1

  • Spring Transfer Application Deadline: November 1

  • Fall Transfer Application Deadline: March 1

Financial Aid & Scholarships

  • $60,700 Cost of Attendance for full time Undergraduate programs

  • 100% Financial need met without student loans

  • Need-Blind Applications

  • No cap on Yellow Ribbon spaces and offers an uncapped maximum school contribution per student for qualified student veterans

  • 61% of Students receiving need-based financial aid in 2020-21

  • $60,767 Average need-based aid award (grants & scholarships)

  • 21% Pell-grant elligible students

Veterans Campus Life

  • V.E.T.S Mentor Program - all first semester veteran students will be connected with a staff or faculty mentor as part of a new veteran mentoring initiative

  • Class & Access Resource Center - supports first-generation, low-income, transfer, and military-affiliated/veteran students by providing education, advocacy, support, & community-building opportunities

  • Veteran Student Lounge - space where veteran students can gather to rest & recharge on campus

  • Amherst College Military Association

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Demographics

1,970 enrolled students

49% Men // 51% Women

16% first-generation college students

Academics

41 Majors & Programs Offered

7:1 student-faculty ratio

19 Average Student Class Size

Top Academic Programs

Econometrics and Quantitative Economics

Mathematics, General

Research and Experimental Psychology, Other

Computer Science

Political Science and Government, General

Knowledge in Action

106 of Students received funding through the Academic Internships program to conduct research during the summer of 2020

~45% of students participate in study abroad during typical year choosing from more than 150 programs

Member of Five College Consortium - Enroll at one Five College campus, and take courses, join clubs, and access the resources of all five.

Alumni & Outcomes

23,000 Active Alumni Worldwide

92% Students graduate within six years

70% Graduates are employed

21% Graduates are pursuing continuing education

9% Graduates are still looking

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